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More So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Top 20 Spoilers

By On 10/19/2009 · 14 Comments · In Nigel Lythgoe, So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Top 20 spoilers leaked shortly after the “Green Mile” episode was taped last weekend.

Now, we’ve got some confirmed pairings for the first performance show, set to air on Tuesday October 27.

In order to schedule SYTYCD around the World Series, there will be no [...]

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Nigel Lythgoe Confirms Mia Michaels So You Think You Can Dance Departure

By On 10/16/2009 · 23 Comments · In Nigel Lythgoe, So You Think You Can Dance

It’s official, Mia Micheals is leaving So You Think You Can Dance. Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe released a statement praising her work on the show.

“We are thrilled to have given a talent such as Mia Michaels a platform to create Emmy Award-winning choreography,” Lythgoe said. “During the auditions this season she has helped choose [...]

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Carrie Underwood Holiday Christmas Special Featuring David Cook to Debut Monday December 7

By On 10/12/2009 · 56 Comments · In American Idol, Carrie Underwood, David Cook, Nigel Lythgoe

We finally have some deets on the Carrie Underwood holiday special Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman are producing for Fox television.

And the news is awesome. David Cook will be one of her special guests!   Hooray! Brad Paisley and the fabulous Dolly Parton will also be joining Carrie on her first-ever TV special.

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So You Think You Can Dance: Paula Abdul Says Yes, Nigel Says Season 5 Lacked Charisma, Season 6 to End with a Top 6

By On 09/25/2009 · 19 Comments · In Nigel Lythgoe, Paula Abdul, So You Think You Can Dance

Nigel Lythgoe @dizzyfeet tweeted a couple of fun factoids today. Paula Abdul says yes:

I saw Paula @ the “Power of Women” event yesterday. I asked her to come on SYTYCD again and she said she would. I hope she means it ?

If she’s got no other gigs, she’ll do it.

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Adam Shankman Joins So You Think You Can Dance as Permanent Judge

By On 09/16/2009 · 34 Comments · In Nigel Lythgoe, So You Think You Can Dance

Dancer, choreographer and filmaker, Adam Shankman, becomes the new permanent judge on So You Think You Can Dance, to sit alongside judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy.

So does this mean the end of guest judges? Or will there now be a 4 judge panel? Nigel criticized American Idol for adding a 4th judge, saying [...]

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One Hour So You Think You Can Dance Special Will Profile The Top 20

By On 09/16/2009 · 10 Comments · In Nigel Lythgoe, So You Think You Can Dance

Nigel Lythgoe has followed through with his idea for a So You Think You Can Dance “Meet The Top 20″ special!

The One hour special will air on Monday, October 26 at 8/7c pm, the night before the the Top 20 begin their weekly performances, and will serve to introduce viewers to the [...]

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So You Think You Can Dance Fall Schedule

By On 09/05/2009 · 11 Comments · In Nigel Lythgoe, So You Think You Can Dance

Update: SYTYCD had to be scheduled around the baseball playoff schedule, which FOX will be broadcasting,

Season 6 of So You Think You Can Dance begins on September 9. Check out the audition and Vegas week schedules–you may want to pencil them into your calendar, you might miss a few episodes otherwise

Wednesday, [...]

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Finale Recap

By On 05/26/2007 · 75 Comments · In American Idol, Blake Lewis, Brandon Rogers, Carrie Underwood, Chris Richardson, Chris Sligh, Gina Glocksen, Haley Scarnato, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, LaKisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, Nigel Lythgoe, Paula Abdul, Phil Stacey, Randy Jackson, Ruben Studdard, Ryan Seacrest, S6 Finals, Simon Cowell, Stephanie Edwards, Taylor Hicks

Jordin Sparks  looked exactly as I pictured her in the moment of her Idol victory.   Her win was certainly no surprise after Tuesday’s show, where Blake proved to be no match for Jordin’s prowess for power-emoting treacly lyrics.   Personally? I think it’s as it should be.  Jordin is the perfect winner.  Too bad [...]

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TV Week Interview with Nigel Lythgoe: He thinks Jordin Sparks should be the next American Idol

By On 05/16/2007 · 28 Comments · In American Idol, Blake Lewis, Jordin Sparks, Lisa Tucker, Melinda Doolittle, Nigel Lythgoe, Paris Bennett, Simon Cowell

This week’s TV Week interview with Nigel Lythgoe. Download here.

Nigel says he thinks it was the best Top 3 that they’ve ever had, and, “The most talent they’ve had on that stage in a long time.” While Nigel was careful to spread the praise around evenly he said that the [...]

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More Idol News

By On 05/15/2007 · 9 Comments · In American Idol, Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson, Jordin Sparks, Melinda Doolittle, Nigel Lythgoe, Phil Stacey, Taylor Hicks

Check out Team Plaid  for last night’s video of the Final 3–Blake Lewis, Jordin Sparks and Melinda Doolittle–on last night’s Tonight Show With Jay Leno.   After Jay interviewed the kids Taylor Hicks performed  what will probably be his next single, “Heaven Knows.”

The online bookmakers

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Idol Bits and Pieces

By On 05/06/2007 · 13 Comments · In American Idol, Constantine Maroulis, Diana DeGarmo, Ken Warwick, Nigel Lythgoe, Simon Fuller, Tamyra Gray

Ken and Nigel pull out of Emmy Telecast

Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe will not be producing  this year’s Emmy telecast as previously announced.  

Here’s the official statement, “After we wrapped the enormous effort of ‘Idol Gives Back,’ we looked at our upcoming slate of projects, including the ‘American Idol’ finale [...]

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TV Week Interview with Nigel Lythgoe – Tonight, not a shocker, says Nigel

By On 05/02/2007 · 22 Comments · In American Idol, Nigel Lythgoe, S6 Finals

Chuck Ross, editorial director at TV Week interviews  producer Nigel Lythgoe.

Nigel is predicting….that tonight’s double boot  will not be a shocker.   He says, “I’m not that shocked tonight, and I don’t think our viewers will be shocked tonight.”

Chuck congratulates Nigel for raising Nearly 70 million dollars  through Idol Gives Back.

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TV Week Interview: The Top 7

By On 04/18/2007 · 9 Comments · In American Idol, Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson, LaKisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, Nigel Lythgoe, Phil Stacey, S6 Finals, Sanjaya Malakar, Simon Cowell

Chuck Ross of  TV Week interviews producer Nigel Lythgoe about this week’s Top 7 performance show.

Nigel explains tonight’s results show gimmick, “I’m going to split the group into the highest voting group and the lowest voting group, and then I’m going to take one of them and say, [...]

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More American Idol News

By On 04/05/2007 · 2 Comments · In American Idol, Chris Sligh, Ken Warwick, LaKisha Jones, Nigel Lythgoe, Ryan Seacrest, Sanjaya Malakar

According to an article in USA Today, Iain Pirie, head of US operations for 19 Entertainment says that, “it’s 95% certain there won’t be a Idol TV special, at least for this year, because effort is being concentrated on the charity special, Idol Gives Back.”

However, the  Idol songwriting contest is moving [...]

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TV Week Interview with Nigel Lythgoe: Top 9

By On 04/04/2007 · 14 Comments · In American Idol, Nigel Lythgoe

This week’s TV Week  backlot talk interview  with American Idol producers.   This morning, Chuck Ross spoke with Nigel Lythgoe.

Blake – “I didn’t think Blake bit it well enough for me…I thought he sang it very well and sustained the notes, but that one, you really bite the notes [Nigel demonstrates]…it’s quite [...]

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